[E-‐
BAZAAR
GUIDE
1
]
1
Introduction
Now
it’s
time
for
you
to
start
thinking
about
your
business
idea!
We
will
think
about
what
kind
of
resources
your
school
already
has
and
how
you
could
use
those
resources
to
start
a
business.
When
you
have
finished
these
activities
you
will
be
able
to
fill
in
Section
C
on
your
Business
Idea
Template.
1.
Conducting
a
Resource
Assessment
A
resource
assessment
allows
you
to
identify
the
resources
that
your
school
already
has
available,
and
students’
capacity
to
run
a
business.
By
thinking
about
what
items
and
skills
are
already
at
your
school,
you
may
find
you
come
up
with
ideas
for
businesses
that
you
can
start
with
little
or
no
money.
This
means
that
all
of
the
money
you
make
will
be
profit!
Case
Study:
Rock
Community
School,
Uganda.
Students
at
Rock
Community
School
in
Uganda
had
little
spare
capital
to
start
a
school
enterprise,
so
they
had
to
use
resources
they
had
freely
available.
They
used
reeds
from
their
local
swamp
to
make
baskets,
mats
and
purses!
With
their
profits,
the
school
have
been
able
to
purchase
school
books
and
uniforms
for
several
orphaned
students.
A
resource
assessment
also
allows
you
to
think
about
what
skills
you
already
have
that
you
can
use
to
make
the
business
successful.
Case
Study:
Beaconhouse
School
North
Nazimabad,
Pakistan
Through
their
resource
assessment,
Beaconhouse
School
in
Pakistan
identified
that
their
students
had
skills
in
Art
and
event
organisation.
The
school
now
run
a
party
planning
business,
organising
birthday
parties
for
students
at
the
school.
They
also
charge
for
extra
services
such
as
henna
painting
and
face
painting,
which
are
done
by
artistic
students
in
the
group.
A
resource
assessment
is
important
because:
1. It
helps
to
identify
what
resources
you
already
have
and
can
use
for
free!
2. It
can
give
you
ideas
for
your
business!
3. The
results
can
help
you
to
keep
your
business
start-‐up
costs
low
(and
therefore
help
you
to
make
a
bigger
profit!)
It
is
easy
to
complete
a
resource
assessment!
Below
you
will
find
a
Resource
Assessment
Template
already
filled
in
with
our
‘Proactive
School’
information
as
an
example.
You
will
then
be
able
to
work
through
your
own
Resource
Assessment.
A
blank
Resource
Assessment
Template
can
be
found
in
the
Appendix
section
at
the
end
of
this
guide.
Page
|
1